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The Heart of the Matter: Conversations on Values and Ethics

The Heart of the Matter: Conversations on Values and Ethics

These two panel discussions will provide insight from expert speakers—including senior leaders in the public service and former members of Parliament—who will share their thoughts and extensive experience regarding important values and ethics issues.

In the first session, they will explore the challenge of providing fearless, rigorous and objective advice while respecting political sensitivities. The second will examine the importance of maintaining a public service that is neutral and non-partisan.

A Neutral and Non-Partisan Voice

Date and Time:

May 6, 2016 | 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT)

Panellists:

Morris Rosenberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation; former deputy minister of Foreign Affairs

Margaret Biggs, Skelton-Clark Fellow, Queen's University; former president of the Canadian International Development Agency

Louis Lévesque, Chief Operating Officer, International Economic Forum of the Americas; former deputy minister of Transport Canada, Infrastructure and Communities

Panel Moderator:

Paul Thompson, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada

Language:

Bilingual with interpretation in both official languages

Locations:

Available across Canada by webcast

Collaboration Lounge, Académie De-La-Salle, 373 Sussex Drive (entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario

Information:

csps.armchairdiscussions-causeries.efpc@canada.ca

Fearless and Respectful Advice

Date and Time:

April 26, 2016 | 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT)

Panellists:

Charles "Chuck" Strahl, former member of Parliament

Anne McLellan, former cabinet minister and deputy prime minister

Panel Moderator:

Margaret Biggs, Skelton-Clark Fellow, Queen's University; former president of the Canadian International Development Agency

Language:

Bilingual with interpretation in both official languages

Locations:

Available across Canada by webcast

Collaboration Lounge, Académie De-La-Salle, 373 Sussex Drive (entrance on Guigues Avenue), Ottawa, Ontario

Information:

csps.armchairdiscussions-causeries.efpc@canada.ca
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